PROCRESS AND IMPROVEMENT 
NAPOLEON CAPTURED!! 
A NATION A I. I I.IitTSTUATKJ) 
RUBAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 
iTIc.lIahon's Army Surrenders to 
tlie Prussians Unconditionally* 
We cut our plates to insert the following 
news received from London on Saturday 
morning, Sept. 8:—The Tribune’s special 
correspondent at Berlin telegraphs that the 
Emperor and all of MacMaiion’s army are 
captured. The King telegraphs the Queen 
from Sedan, on Friday afternoon, that a 
surrender had been agreed on by which all 
the French forces at Sedan are prisoners of 
war, Gen. Wimpfqt commanding in place 
of MACMajion, wounded. The King adds: 
“ The Emperor surrendered himself person- 
all}’', having no command, but leaves all the 
terms to his Government at Paris. I shall 
name his place of residence after an inter¬ 
view, which will occur immediately. Under 
God’s guidance what events have befallen 1 ” 
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SATURDAY, SEP'I 
THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR, 
Muraliiil fil ncMii lion. 
Again Marshal MagM a ik in conies to tho front. 
Tlio eyes of tho world and the hopes ol Franco 
liavo been oontorod on him since tho Prussians 
shut Marshal Hazainf. up in Metz. Ills‘•strat¬ 
egical movemenls" have boon mysteriously re¬ 
presented by tho French authorities and their 
sympathizers as likely to utterly bewilder the 
Prussians and to result in the annihilation of the 
armies of tho latter. He hits been repeatedly 
relit forced and every day’s delay lias added to bis 
strength and to the certainty of hi* success. Hut 
alas! as we write this morning, gept. 1, the nows 
is coming of his defeat by tho combined armies 
of the Crown Prince of Prussia and tho Prlnco 
lloyal of Saxony. Details of this battle have 
not readied us; bill from the ronorts of flu. 
Hruneh (!«•., Midi,. Cohbvnter.<ict 5 • 
Bureau Co., 111., Princeton. Sent ia —11 
Calliuiiii Co.. Mich., Marshall.. ’ oet 4 —( 
Cape Four, N. ( ., Wllmbigtou. .V.N'ipv, 15 ~|> 
CuyiigiiCo,. N. V.. Auburn.Kept. i:t l; 
Cliiuilatii(U!i (Jii , N. Y,. Jamestown...net 5 1 
Clyde t'liuni, (>., Clyde..Sold. 21- 2; 
boroli.’ini. Oat., Tllsonburgli.Sepi 2 ii 2 : 
Dougins Cu„ ill,, TiiNcolii. net ii 4 
East SemerNet. .Mr-., ILuiland.si-pt lit jj 
Eaton Co., Mich., Charlotte. Kent 27 -- 2 1 
Kltnn, Uni., Klrna...'..Oet II 
Essex Co.. Vt.. Amliorrtl.tirg.. nit. 12 1,'j 
Fremont c-■ . Iowa, Sidney. . .n.-t 5—7 
Geneva Hurt., Geneva ...Sept. 1(i 17 
Groen I.ako Co., Wl*., Markosnu. Sept Ui Pi 
UaldlirnliPt. tint., Grafton.... ....Oct! 12 
Hamilton Co., III.. MuIyoanKboro.Sept, 27—30 
liihbort, Onl , tliiibert...n.-t. n 
Iowa SstH-lo Hurt. 8 ( 10 ., K.-okuk.Sept 12—ill 
Jersey Co.. III., Jemiyvlllo. .Oet. 11—14 
KoiiIosh, Out., Kcnlnx*. Get |;( 
Klrllaml, N. V-, I’own, t’llhton. n.-t 4 '-« 
Hake Cn. III., 1 . 11,01 tyviJIc.Sept. 27-29 
l.ee Con, 111., Dixon....Oet. 4-8 
Loudon Co r , Vn,. boesburgh.net. 17 —w 
McDonough Co. III,. Mu( ,'mb...sept. 20—23 
MacO/l Co.. Mo., Macon ( 'll y...Sept. 20—23 
Maury Co.. Term.. Ashland . .Hr-id 26—30 
Menard Co.. 111.. Ibggwvllle..Sept! 13-lti 
Middlesex Wert, Out., StraUiroy.. Sept 21 
Mlfli. Ueo Kc-ejMtrn’. Jnekr.iii.. .Sept folsg 
Montgomery Co., III., Hi|l«boro.Oet U—II 
Morgan Co., Hi.. Jackson villa.. .Sept. 13—13 
Morgan Co.,n. McCouiicll.wvllln. ... .Oet.4—6 
N'iirragiiwofli, Out., llultoiivlllp... .Sept 30 
Sew York State Grapu Growers, Naples. .Sept. 27! 23 
OllonutiKH VHlley.lv. V., Farmers’ CI 11 I 1 , 
Onondaga Valley..,. .Sept 15 10 
Palmyra, N \ ., I'nion, Palmyra.Sept, 2b Oct. 1 
1 IH/R (.'i., M •»., f vOiCofidu...... ... Oft ];{ -15 
Itamxev Co.. Mini),, St. Paul.sept. 7 .9 
ICandoliib On., Spuria. .Sept 28 —;{Q 
It,• QSkofae f t‘o., N. V., l.iinsliiBburgli. . .Sp r ,t. 26-30 
SI, Joseph t 0 ., Midi., Conierv tile.Setd. 23- 30 
Saginaw Mich.. Kind Saginaw.. Sept 28—30 
South Monngbiui, Dot , Bloomllcld.Oct 17 
Sprlngttoltl. III., poultry Asx'n, Decatur.Sept. 20 
sjepheiisou ft,.. 111., Freeport..,.Sept. 14—17 
Wi eon, N. V, Town, Vernon.Sept 0 7 
Victoria South, Unt„ Lindsay.. Sept 29 
Vienna. N. V., Town .NorthBay..Sept, 12 -14 
M ayiictd III., Fairlleld... .Oet. II -14 
W uIIiukI. * hit,, W el Ian (I.... .Oct. 11,12 
VVeMorn N. Y, Fruit Growers’, Geneva_Held. Id! 17 
Westlilorelaml, N. V., Hampden. ....Oct. 4— 7 
Montgomery Co. Ohio Hurl. Hoc.—Tills is a 
live ,society, bolding regular inomhlv meetings 
at the residences ol its member-, nnd discussing 
subjects connected with fruit, culture, often 
making practical examination on the members’ 
grounds of illustrations of tho matter discussed. 
The list or premiums for u full cxlilbltlou is 
superior to that of mmiy county noddies und 
about ns valuable as that of tlie Stoic Horticul- 
1 111*141 Society ; but none of them coniine the ex¬ 
hibitor to exhibiting, for any incnitifins offered, 
grapes or pears of Ins own growing, nor uslt of 
him. on receipt of bis premium uny statement 
of I he soil in which the Iree or vltt* Was grown, 
or R* age,culture, priming, etc. lint if lie lias 
the best hunches or pours, il mailers not if they 
have been gathered from one vino muting ten 
acres ol viues. from one tree, or selected from 
the fruit of n iliousaud trees, in all this llor- 
Hv\V »■ ' N \v 
g-tcn - , lyLoiNTj'^AunA.isr, coxjjsr'r m; palikao, x\kw prime 
i Clneinnatl Commercial, writing from Paris, 
gives the following sketch of the personal ap¬ 
pearance of MacMaiton : 
I heiii-d a man say In t lie crowd, “ Why, there’s 
MacMahon. ‘ And sure enougli tlmro was one 
ol Hie most cc’leliratod ol living Fmiieli (lene- 
iv, Is, the best pmsoniiloatton of the French sol- 
oier, tho hope of t he French army in tho strug¬ 
gle at hand, and a great popular favorite, lie 
was called Irom Algiers the moment there were 
signs of tho Imminent outbreak of the war. lie 
was in citizens' dross last night, and with three 
gentlemen likewise dressed as civilians, tan the 
group was after nil ihoroughiy military in ap¬ 
pearance. His hair is white—a soli, brilliant 
white-nod out. close, and Ills mustache is also 
White as white as Fernando Wood's, but. not 
hall so large. He is said not to be an Imperial¬ 
ist, and bo small a circumstance ns that he does 
not wear his beard in the fashion of ilm Empe¬ 
ror gives oonflrnmliori to the report . He weal’s 
no imperial, Ids lower lip being clean shaven. 
In spile of ins white hftitN, he has tioithouiv 
ponrunoe of advanced years. His eye, complex¬ 
ion and earriage indicates Hull he isin the prime 
pi llle. His face is a healthy scarlet- the sun of 
in I860 ho was appointed to the chief command 
of (lie French troops which co-operated with tho 
English in the allied expedition to Chinn. There, 
conjointly with tlie English troops under Gen¬ 
eral Sir Hope Grant trad Sir Robert Napier, ho 
gained tho victory of Palikao; captured the 
I forts of Taku; dcstroyod nnd attacked tho fa¬ 
mous Summer Palace;^and, marching into 
Pekin, compelled Hie Chinese Government to 
accept the (onus of tho allies. In recompense 
for these services, the General was created Grand 
Cross of tho Legion of Honor and Senator. Ho 
was also invested with the title of Count de 
Palikao, as a reward for his share In the victory 
gained at that place over the Chinese General 
Saugkollnsin. 
lie received In 18G5tbe command or the Fourth 
Corps d'Armco of France, t he headquarters of 
which are at Lyons. He counts fifty-two years 
Of effective service, twenty-eight campaigns, 
ten mentions in the order of the day, and one 
wound, which Is of a peculiar nature. A ball, 
having entered his throat, could never he ex¬ 
tracted. In consequence of (his the Count de 
Pullkuo can only speak with difficulty, and a 
moderate elevation of tho voice. In spite of his 
advanced age, he Is supposed to be the man who 
alone would bo equal to tlie task of suppressing 
any serious disturbances in Paris. 
interest for the use of our monoy. It Is only 
right: and a business man will “seethe point" 
at once, A Jlfctlo biiek-bono, with a clear sense 
of justice uud perception of rigid, will enable 
any man of enterprise enough to own good im¬ 
plements, to protect himself from borrowing 
“ neighbors,” 
must fight or surrender; und it looks doubtful 
if fighting will prevent tho luttcr event ulti¬ 
mately. 
Count do MacMahon was born In 1808 near 
Aut.un, Franco, where his family had resided for 
upwards of 180 years. As the name indicates, 
his ancestors were Irish. His curly education 
was at a seminary at Autun. At seventeen 
years of ago ho entered the military school of 
St. Cyr; two years after, ho joined the staff 
School of Application. 
His first fighting experiences wore in Algeria, 
in 1880, while acting us orderly onicer to General 
Achakd. In this capaolty ho aocompnnied the 
first Medeah expedition, and greatly distin¬ 
guished himself in an engagement on the Mou- 
zaia, by carrying an important dispatch through 
a whole army of Arabs to Ulidab, escaping his 
enemies by leaping, like M. Cuirnus of old, 
down a frightful abyss. Though his horse was 
killed, tho young lieutenant escaped with a se¬ 
vere shaking, and accomplished his mission In 
safely. For this plucky exploit he received tlie 
cross of the Legion of Honor. Jn l&tt, MacMa- 
iu»n was present, at the siege of Antwerp, at the 
close of which lie was created captain. Relum¬ 
ing to Algcriu in 1880, ho was wounded at, the 
second siege of Constantino in the following 
year, while noting as ald-do-comp to General 
Damiikmost. Recompensed hero with tho rank 
of Officer of the Legion of Honor, wu subse¬ 
quently Dud him, Jn 1840, uid-de-curup to General 
Chang An ni icu in Algeria, where, simniv „ n 
Catalogue*, Etc., Received. From Mkkkkij, & 
CoidsMAN, Geneva, Ontario Co., N. Y„ descrip¬ 
tive catalogue of nursery stock; fromS. Uoakd- 
MAN & CO., Rochester, N- Y„ descriptive cata¬ 
logue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, 
vines, &c.; from Ei.i.wangbh & IIauiiy, Roches¬ 
ter, N. V., descriptive catalogues 1 and 2, of 
fruil.s. Ornamental t rees, shrubs, roses and fluw- 
ei'lng plants; from C. L. Ai.i.icn & Co., Drooklyu, 
N. V., autumn catalogue of hyacinths, tulips, 
crocus, lilies, See .; from Stoiuis, Haiuiison & 
f’O., Fnincsvllle, Ohio, chestnut circular for 1870; 
from Bickford & Huffman, Rultimoro, Md., 
their catalogue of implements, embracing much 
valuable practical Information; from Graves, 
Shooybk, Willard & Co., Geneva, N. Y„ dc- 
scriptiv©catalogues 1 and2,of fruit, trees,plants 
uud vinos, and of ornamental trees, shrubs, 
roses, See.. 
Michigan Agricultural College.—We have the 
announcement of this College for 1870. At. this 
College “ each student, not exempt for physical 
disability, is required to labor t hree hours a day 
on Hie farm or in tlie garden. The number of 
horn’s may be increased to four nr diminished to 
two and u-bulf. ISoioe compensation is allowed; 
but tho labor is regarded us tin essent ial part of 
tho odu cut! nil ill system of the College, and Is per¬ 
formed Willi special reference to mustrating und 
applying the Inslrueliou of tho lecture room." 
Tho work is classified so that each student is 
mudo acquainted with nil tho operations of 
farming uud gardening. Tho College term com¬ 
mences the lust Wednesday in February and con¬ 
tinues until tlie last. Wednesday of November, 
RURAL NOTES AND QUERIES, 
Our II)ii»irnilons this week, though not numer¬ 
ous, will attract, attention from tlie notable 
characters and timely subjects delineated. The 
fine portraits of Count Palikao and Marshal 
MacMahon, anil tlie illustrations of "Lunch 
Time in the Hop Yard," and the Wild Goose 
Plum, would do no discredit to papers which 
make more ado about pictures than does tlie 
Rural Nkw - You kick. Speaking of illustra¬ 
tions and picture papers, reminds us that a War 
Map given in a late Rural, has been substantial¬ 
ly reproduced in a prominent English illustrated 
journal. 
By the way, Publishers, Nurserymen, and oth¬ 
ers, uro reminded that wo will furnish, promptly 
and at rrjmnutblc prUies, electrotypes of any of 
the engraviugs given in the It URAL. 
Naples, IV. Y„ where tho Now York State Grape 
Growers’ Association is to hold itsftuuual fair, 
is u locality which will interest those who visit 
it. Over one thousand acres of vineyard arc 
planted upon one hillside, most of which is cul¬ 
tivated in accordance with the best known 
methods. Indeed, they have original methods 
in vogue in Naples, which could be profitably 
imitated in other grape growing sections of flic 
couuiry. All persons who liavo ttno specimens 
of grape's or wine should forward them to tlie 
Fair for exhibition. The President, of the So¬ 
ciety, Hon. E. It. Pottle, who resides at Naples, 
will receive consignments. 
m.uion 8 success or tailurc must, in great 
measure depend upon tho support given him by 
the Prime Minister. That he has done all in his 
power to avert disaster is probable. That lie 
has failed to check the triumphant march of the 
Prussian armies toward Paris is apparent. 
Count dk Palikao was born on June 24,1796. 
eo that, tic is now seventy-four years old, and 
has remained on the active list or French Gen¬ 
erals only because a special decree has exempted 
him from the compulsory retirement which the 
regulat ions preseribo for officers of Ids age. Ho 
acquired early military experience in Algeria, 
bis services in Africa extending over more than 
twenty yours. He served ut. first mostly in the 
cavalry, having been employed in the Spain's, or 
native horse, nod the Chasseurs d’Afrlque; but 
after lie rose to the rank of General, in 1851, lie 
commanded tho military divisions of Tlcmocu 
uud Constantine. 
After his return to Frnnoe he obtained tho 
command of the Limoges military division; uud 
Lending Implements.—" An Aggrieved Farm¬ 
er” writes, uskltig what he shall do. He says; 
“I have good neighbors'’--kind-hearted and hon¬ 
est—but they habitually borrow my plow, wag¬ 
on, harrow, roller, shovel, hoe, adze, auger, ax, 
fork, bit, plane, Ax’.; and in nine eases out ol ten 
1 have to go after them, and then often find that 
they have loaned my implements to some other 
neighbor. AVbat. shall I doV" It is the easiest 
matter in the world to say what should he done. 
We have had just, such an experience, and got 
out of il in l his wayWhan our neighbor came 
to borrow our subsoil plow we said, “No sir; 
I'll not lend; but you can have It for $1, in Cush, X. A. Willard of the Rural New-Yokkkr, is 
per day." When tic sent Ins boy for our roller to deliver the annual address before the Surato- 
wesnid, “Go and t-’ll your father Hint he can ga Co., N. Y., Agricultural Society, at Saratoga 
have our roller, when wu are not using it, for Springs, September 8th; also before tlie Ulster 
fifty cents, in cash, per day.” He went; the Go., N. Y., Agricultural Society, ut Kingston, 
roller was not culled lor, and our neighbor soon , September 28d. 
laid a roller of Ids own. Tho fact is. we believe 
in being “neighborly.” it our neighbor breaks 
liis plow, harrow, roller, &e„ we will help him 
out by yIdnp him tlm use of our's every time. 
But if ho expects use our capital invested in 
farm implements. Instead of investing bis own 
capital in that way, he must pay i« agouti round 
The lilue.’i* of Hr. It initial I, for some weeks 
past, has precluded him from devoting the usual 
time and attention to his Important Department 
of the Rural. For his own sake, as well as 
that of our readers, we trust, as indicated by 
recent advices, that the Doctor will soon be 
restored to his usual health and vigor, and hence 
that ids valuable labors will be only temporarily 
interrupted. 
Texas ('attic Fever in Illinois.— We learn that 
there is considerable excitement in Bureau Co., 
Ill., in consequence of the appearance there of 
what is known as the “Spanish Fever” among 
cattle, resulting from the grazing of herds of 
Texas cattle there. 
The Season,—For our usual season items, see 
page 181. 
